The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-29
AsoUT WARM DRINKS.
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China and India comprise more than
one-hall tho worlds population. II any
Wonder is expressed at this coneentra-
ton Of people in countries that we
generally consider senii-barbarOus. q
possible explanation is to be found In
the fact that they were earliest in In
troducing warm drink 20 the world.
Say what hygirnists may nf the HARM
fglness Of tea and coffee il Is fact
that the countries that use them most
are increasing ia population more
rapidlv than any other parts q this
globe. and have apparently always
done 50. Il is scarcely suPposable that
tea is itself beneficial. IS It's active
principal Is prison But il is. the
world over. the drink that Is nearly
always taken warm
Death and cold are more nearly
allied than we ARE apt TO suppose. A
few special diseases require heat for
their development and propagation.
But the outward heat in fevers is only.
in most cases. a reverse Of the natural.
internal warmth which is then thrown
10 the outside. leaving the vital organs
to chill Whenever this occurs. death
follows as . matter-Of-eOurse. Most
physicians know that this. in a great
many cases. is the condition under
which death comes. In old people. or
others whose vitslity has been greatly
lessened. the shreWd doctor regards
the coming Of winter and cold weather
each year as critical periods IN every
aged persons existence. The express
sion is frequently heari. that II al aged
person lives through winter. his or her
chances will be good for another year.
In cases Of sickness. warm drinks
have probably ALWAYS been prescribed.
In fevers alone. cold water Is some
times preferable. when there Is sufIi- |
Gent streHgth and vitality to get up q
reaction. But even here the object il
warmth rather than cold. Whenever
the patient is 80 debiliiated that the /
reaction does not come, cold drinks
are always injurious. This applies in
many cases Of continued sickness. and
to aged persons. These. IS q rule.
should be encouraged to drink warm
drinks. especially in winter or at night
Hot drinks are themselves stimu.
lating by heat alone. Hot water Sc q
Is often better than drugs
This is especially true In cases Of
disrrh9a or dyseutery. or when the
stomach Is overloaded with food that Il
can not digest The heat thus directly
furnished is generally needed, foT the
effect Of each Of these ailments is to
leaYe the stomach too cold. Perhaps
his reliance on artificial heat as a
stimulus to the vital organs may BECOME
n itself facilitating II long continued.
Too much wrapping up and ooddlinR
n warm rooms is not 50 healthful for
he vigorous as active, out-Of-dOor ex-
'rcises. We do not say for the young.
BECAUSE generally small children need /
more protection from cold than they |
'et But the rule is a good one never
o aocnstom the young 10 warm drinks,
ither tea or coffee. Reserve these Tor =
he aged or those who have passed mid
lie life, taking care not TO let them
rink any thing much above blood heat
kept In sudden emergencies, when
ne system seems 70 require stimu-
.nts.
Excessively cold drinks are an abom-
iation to the stomach. The habit of g.,
sing ice water is the cause Of an inn n
iense amount Of summer sickness. y,
% Is often impure, though looking as g
as glass. II got from ponds, -
It often Is. It Is quite likely to contain q
lrms OF disease that were In the water C.
fore freezing. No one should think Jl
drinking melted ice before filteriDg. III
iless L is made from water pure az
Iough for drinking before It's frozen. Il,
he use OF ices or Of ice-eOld foods in u
miner. tempting though they be a.
Is responsible for many
aths, especially of those whose stonl-
hs are debiliiated Even cold milk il II
furious, especially if made ice cold by u
ing surrounded with ice TO make the ~ ~
sam rise, Il is safer to warm cold
Tx before drinking it, and this Is best -,
ne by turning enough hot water in it
take the chill of This also dilutes al.
70 prevent the curd form yet
7 in solid mass, as it does on many IN
icats stomachs, to which milk is al :
is an iIritanL ,hl
One caution in the use of hot drinks pei
foods is not to allow them to come e,
contact with the teeth much above am
natural temperature. Drinking very insi
tea or coffee ruins more teeth than =
iost any thing else. In special cases mo
y hot drinks are allowable; but -, =
ally blood heat is better tempers- b.
for food or drink than any other. \
.remes Of hot or cold are allowable -
Ter certain conditions for the system. =
whole, but neither should come IN
tact with iseth or gums more than
essary. The prevalence Of declared 4
h IN this country is due a. much a. =
thing else 10 our national habit OH
king very hot tea and coffee, ald
haps alternating this with ice waeT
fishes Of ice cream. Such extreme 1zlai
every way injurious, and should b T 2,
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